Novec 1230

Novec1230 is
supplied in lightweight cylinders with a small footprint that requires minimal
storage space. Novec 1230 fluid has a boiling point of 49 degrees C and
therefore exists as a liquid at room temperature. It is super-pressurised with
nitrogen to 25 bar and rapidly extinguishes a fire through a combination of
heat absorption (its main action) and some chemical interference with the flame.

Despite
having a low boiling point, Novec 1230 fluid is effectively vaporised over a
wide range of hazard temperatures. It is therefore ideally suited for Marine
applications where high margins of safety and long-term sustainability are
considered to be important features.

One of the
key advantages offered by Novec 1230 fluid’s high boiling point is that it
presents very low vapour pressures, enabling it to be transported in
lightweight totes or drums as opposed to steel pressurised containers. This allows
Novec 1230 fluid to be readily air freighted to a ship at port or dockyard.
Because both initial filling and recharging operations are possible by simply
pouring the fluid into containers, prior to super-pressurising, the filling
operation is far simpler than with traditional high-pressure gases.